Person
person:shannen_rossmiller
Also: Shannen
Montana municipal judge who conducted online counter-terrorism investigations using undercover identities and technical surveillance.
Montana municipal judge who conducted online counter-terrorism investigations using undercover identities and technical surveillance.
“Shannen Rossmiller was watching the news just like I was.”
“Shannen Rossmiller published a book about her journey”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | 7-Seas Global Intelligence Security Team | Explicit | 145 |
| outgoing | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Abu Zeida | Explicit | 145 |
| outgoing | USES | proxy | Explicit | 145 |
| outgoing | USES | key-logger | Explicit | 145 |
| outgoing | AUTHORED | The Unexpected Patriot: How an Ordinary American Mother is Bringing Terrorists to Justice | Explicit | 145 |
| outgoing | MENTIONS | SpyCast | Explicit | 145 |
| incoming | DEVELOPED_BY | Operation Whirlpool | Explicit | 145 |
| incoming | DISCOVERED_BY | Ryan Anderson | Explicit | 145 |
| incoming | DISCOVERED_BY | Michael Curtis Reynolds | Explicit | 145 |
Shannen Rossmiller MEMBER_OF 7-Seas Global Intelligence Security Team
Shannen joined the group formed by seven members from seven countries to share information about Al-Qaeda and extremist forums.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“They formed a group and called themselves the 7-Seas Global Intelligence Security Team”
Shannen Rossmiller ASSOCIATED_WITH Abu Zeida
Shannen created and operated an online persona called Abu Zeida while infiltrating jihadist forums.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“Shannen created an online persona, calling herself Abu Zeida.”
Operation Whirlpool DEVELOPED_BY Shannen Rossmiller
Shannen and Brent came up with Operation Whirlpool, an operation involving malware-based monitoring of suspected terrorists.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“between them, they came up with a plan utilizing Brent’s software developer skills. They called it Operation Whirlpool”
Shannen Rossmiller USES proxy
Shannen used proxies to conceal her Montana location and make her online personas appear to connect from elsewhere.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“She learned what a proxy was and how to connect to one and appear to be coming from Canada.”
Shannen Rossmiller USES key-logger
Shannen used the key-logger with Brent to collect keystrokes and communications from targets' computers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“she was the one that infiltrated these forums herself and was getting all this information because of the malware that she planted on different jihadist’s computers”
Ryan Anderson DISCOVERED_BY Shannen Rossmiller
Shannen identified Amir Abdul Rashid's real identity as Ryan Anderson through online investigation.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“from there she’s able to discover that Rashid’s real name is Ryan Anderson.”
Michael Curtis Reynolds DISCOVERED_BY Shannen Rossmiller
Shannen identified the person behind the Longtermonly2 account as Michael Curtis Reynolds and built a dossier on him.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“in there buried in the header was another name; Michael Reynolds.”
Shannen Rossmiller AUTHORED The Unexpected Patriot: How an Ordinary American Mother is Bringing Terrorists to Justice
Shannen Rossmiller published a book about her counter-terrorism journey.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“Shannen Rossmiller published a book about her journey called The Unexpected Patriot: How an Ordinary American Mother is Bringing Terrorists to Justice.”
Shannen Rossmiller MENTIONS SpyCast
Jack mentions SpyCast as the podcast that interviewed Shannen in 2011.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 145 Details
“the podcast SpyCast did an interview with her back in 2011”